Total Crime Rate
25.3 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Blake Drive area has the 22nd lowest crime rate of 87 local areas in Bocking Blackwater , and the 126th lowest crime rate of 481 local areas in Braintree .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Blake Drive (CM7 9UE) in the last 12 months was 25.3 per 1,000 residents and was 47.5% lower than the Bocking Blackwater average (48.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 10.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 1.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Blake Drive (CM7 9UE), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 22 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Bocking Blackwater| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Boscawen Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Trafalgar Way | — |
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